tivity on the carmel faul

Figure 5: Earthquakes for the years 1980-2007 along the CF and adjacent areas and the DST,
and their respective magnitude distribution, as reported by the Geophysical Institute of Israel.
Each point represents an earthquake.
1.4.2 Geological features of Denya neighborhood on Mount Carmel
The Denya neighborhood within the city of Haifa is situated on a spur sloping down
from the summit of Mt. Carmel in a westward direction towards Tirat Ha-Carmel, on the
south side of the mountain (Fig. 6). From the geological map drawn up by Karcz in 1958
(Fig.7), it can be seen that the neighborhood is located on an area where chalk and chert
rocks of the Shamir Formation (Upper Cenomanian) and limestones of the Mukhraka
Formation (Upper Cenomanian- Lower Turonian) are exposed. Denya Cave is situated at
(Map Ref. Israel Grid) 1487/2413, an area where Mukhraka limestone is exposed (Sass,
2007-personal communication; Fig. 7).
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